اکثر

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? aksar
Dari reading? aksar
Iranian reading? aksar
Tajik reading? aksar

Adjective

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اکثر (aksar)

  1. more, most (numerous)
    Synonym: بیشتر (bêštar)
  2. mostly, chiefly
  3. usually, often, frequently

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Bengali: আকসার (akśar)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: अक्सर (aksar)
    Urdu: اَکْثَر (aksar)

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian اَکْثَر (aksar), from Arabic أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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اکثر (aksar) (Hindi spelling अक्सर)

  1. often, frequently
    ہَم اَکْثَر اِس مَحَلّے میں آیا کَرتے تھے۔
    ham aksar is mahalle mẽ āyā karte the.
    We used to come to this neighbourhood often.
  2. usually, for the most part
    اَکْثَر جو ہَم کَہْتے ہَیں وہ کَرْتے نَہِیں۔
    aksar jo ham kahte ha͠i vo karte nahī̃.
    We do not do what we usually say.

Descendants

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